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Self‐Assembly of Collagen Building Blocks Guided by Electric Fields
Author(s) -
de la Rica Roberto,
Mendoza Ernest,
Chow Lesley W.,
Cloyd Kristy L.,
Bertazzo Sergio,
Watkins Hannah C.,
Steele Joseph A. M.,
Stevens Molly M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201400424
Subject(s) - nanobiotechnology , nanofiber , nanotechnology , computer science , key (lock) , field (mathematics) , service (business) , materials science , mathematics , economy , computer security , nanoparticle , pure mathematics , economics
Show me the way: protein building blocks are programmed to assemble hierarchically and yield a defined fiber morphology of micrometric length and precise nanometric diameter. The key step of this method is to align the building blocks with an AC field prior to assembly. The resulting protein nanofibers are straightforwardly integrated with the circuitry for potential applications in bionanotechnology.